'Ingrain' definitions:
Definition of 'ingrain'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Ingrain'
From: GCIDE
- Ingrain \In"grain`\ (?; 277), a. [Pref. in- in + grain kermes. See Engrain, Grain.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Dyed with grain, or kermes. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. Dyed before manufacture, -- said of the material of a textile fabric; hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential part of the substance. [1913 Webster]
- Ingrain carpet, a double or two-ply carpet.
- Triple ingrain carpet, a three-ply carpet. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Ingrain'
From: GCIDE
- Ingrain \In"grain`\, n. An ingrain fabric, as a carpet. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Ingrain'
From: GCIDE
- Ingrain \In"grain`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ingrained; p. pr. & vb. n. Ingraining.] [Written also engrain.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To dye with or in grain or kermes. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To dye in the grain, or before manufacture. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To work into the natural texture or into the mental or moral constitution of; to stain; to saturate; to imbue; to infix deeply. [1913 Webster]
- Our fields ingrained with blood. --Daniel. [1913 Webster]
- Cruelty and jealousy seem to be ingrained in a man who has these vices at all. --Helps. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'ingrain'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- apply paint,
- bed,
- bedaub,
- bedizen,
- begild,
- besmear,
- brush on paint,
- calcimine,
- coat,
- color,
- complexion,
- confirm,
- cover,
- dab,
- daub,
- deep-dye,
- define,
- dip,
- distemper,
- double-dye,
- dye,
- embed,
- emblazon,
- enamel,
- engild,
- engraft,
- engrave,
- entrench,
- establish,
- etch,
- face,
- fast-dye,
- fix,
- found,
- fresco,
- gild,
- glaze,
- gloss,
- grain,
- grave,
- ground,
- hue,
- illuminate,
- imbue,
- impact,
- implant,
- impress,
- imprint,
- incise,
- infix,
- inoculate,
- inscribe,
- invest,
- jam,
- japan,
- lacquer,
- lay on color,
- leaven,
- lodge,
- pack,
- paint,
- parget,
- pigment,
- plant,
- prime,
- print,
- root,
- seat,
- set,
- set in,
- settle,
- shade,
- shadow,
- shellac,
- slop on paint,
- smear,
- stain,
- stamp,
- steep,
- stereotype,
- stipple,
- suffuse,
- tinct,
- tincture,
- tinge,
- tint,
- tone,
- undercoat,
- varnish,
- wash,
- wedge,
- whitewash